Tom and harriet, adult siblings, are taking their parents on a weekend trip. they pick up their father, luther, at his house where he is singing a goodbye song to each of his 20 plants, and eating pancakes out of his coat pocket. next, they drive to an assisted living facility, to collect their mother, augusta, who has lived there since a judge declared her mentally incompetent a few years ago. when they arrive at their hotel, luther writes postcards to his plants, augusta knits a sweater, harriet goes for a walk, and tom orders a glass of scotch. when harriet returns, she learns that a hotel guest sold tom and her parents each a souvenir snow globe for $1,000. the snow globes are for sale in the hotel gift shop for $5. harriet is furious. can her family members get their money back?